Have you ever been shouted at while you are still deciding whether to get up or not? Does it happen every time? How about hearing the rants because you keep at it at the changing room because you can’t make up your mind on what clothes you should buy out of the many pieces you decided to try on?
Growing up, I experienced being scolded for moving out of bed later than expected. We were expected to wake up by the time it was past 5. Though things have changed now, I still can’t help sighing whenever I feel it was so hard getting out of bed.
For working people, one thing that could halt our task is indecisiveness. It takes us forever to decide what we wear, what we eat, what we buy, and so on. That's why if only there is a formula for decision-making… The simple truth is, there is none. You have to do the decision-making yourself. Sometimes, you even have to rely on your own two feet. Otherwise, it’ll get ugly the longer you leave it to others.
But really, always relying on others is not a good idea. There will always come a time that you are forced to be on your own. No others to pass the blame when things go wrong. You are solely responsible for whatever decision that you choose to enact.
One reason why I don’t let out my opinion about something is that I am not myself inept or adept at anything and commenting on others’ works is just too much. If I do need to comment, I see to it that I don’t offend others. I let experts do their job in commenting because they know better.
And here come something I needed to submit the soonest possible time. It concerns my material for something. Finalizing the content of my material is not an easy thing to do. What should I do? Is it sufficient? Are the contents fit for my target audience? Is there alignment to the outcomes that I wish to achieve? Does it look like I just made it out of compliance?
Too many considerations. I have objectives but even choosing for something which will best fit the objectives is a real job.
I have a classmate before who always took her time in everything. She would respond to a question too many seconds delayed. She relays something very slowly. She was an advocate of sluggishness. But I couldn’t blame her. Anyhow, she manages to correctly analyze facts during assignment-making.
Her mantra might have been, slowly but surely. But I couldn’t hide my irritation sometimes. Though we would always exercise maximum tolerance. Well, at least she had a pleasant character. Just slow but she had been a pleasant person to us. Sometimes, she would also laugh after everybody has already laughed. Then we would further laugh because of her late reaction.
But now when you are married, making decision forever will not do you any good. You have to remember the best thing that you could remember and decide at once. If not, you will get behind everything. I don’t support mediocrity but at this point in my life, sometimes, I just do things fulfilling the minimum requirements. And move on to the next task at hand.
One good thing nowadays is that at least you can have Google to consult for whatever nonsense that you wish to search. No not nonsense, but say, trivial.
When I am in doubt, I try to search first with Google. Though you also have to speed up searching. It might even take you longer to decide when you dig deeper and deeper until you are out of time. Though in an academic setting, it is ideal to always dig deep.
And the rain!!! Please go away! It is raining forever. Can’t it decide to stop? I wanted to see the sun but it eludes everyone. Well, the rain subsides from time to time but it would again rage the next time. Patience is a good thing to teach to kids nowadays that it is always raining.
Actually, I had no plan writing an article not until I have had finished at least one fourth of what I was doing but I can’t help but take a break. Yes, I’ve come to accept that taking a break thru article writing will save me considerable time.
The only time I don’t think twice is when I eat my delicious meal. Here, thinking again of food. The rain is to be blamed.
